LANSING, MI -- Gov. Rick Snyder is heading to Atlanta tonight to watch the Michigan Wolverines take on the Louisville Cardinals in the NCAA men's basketball championship, and he's putting a slice of Pure Michigan on the line.

Snyder, who earned three degrees from the University of Michigan and continues to live in the Ann Arbor area, has made a friendly wager with Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, betting a Michigan cherry pie against seven bottles of bourbon.

Speaking with reporters earlier Monday, Snyder said he was looking forward to a "good game" from the Wolverines. "It's very exciting," he said, confirming that he will fly to Atlanta in a non-state plane.

Snyder does not often bet, but he did fill out a bracket this year and previously confirmed that he picked "two Michigan teams" to make the championship game. Duke defeated Michigan State University last week, leaving him with a single rooting interest.

Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm also picked two Michigan teams to play in the championship, clinching victory in the MLive bracket challenge with the Wolverine's weekend win over Syracuse. Snyder did not enter the contest.

Michigan Congressman John Dingell, whose district includes Ann Arbor, also is betting on the Wolverines. He and fellow U.S. Rep. John Yarmuch of Kentucky have made a friendly wager, with Dingell putting up Arbor Brewing Company beer and a lunch from Zingermann's Deli against a bottle of Woodford Reserve bourbon and a bucket of KFC.

Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Google+ or follow him on Twitter.